Best of Antonis Samaras

Best of Antonis Samaras

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LOUISA GOULIAMAKI

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (L) welcomes his Irish counterpart, Enda Kenny, whose country has received an international bailout, prior to their talks in Athens as part of a working visit on May 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/LOUISA GOULIAMAKI

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (L) welcomes his Irish counterpart, Enda Kenny, whose country has received an international bailout, prior to their talks in Athens as part of a working visit on May 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/LOUISA GOULIAMAKI

Greek Election As Party Leaders Vote

Bloomberg

Antonis Samaras, Greece's prime minister, casts his vote at a polling station in the town of Pylos, west of Athens, Greece, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. Greek voters go to the polls today in a general election that will decide whether Europes most-indebted country sticks to the economic-overhaul program set out by its troika of official creditors or tries to chart its own course. Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Antonis Samaras, Greece's prime minister, casts his vote at a polling station in the town of Pylos, west of Athens, Greece, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. Greek voters go to the polls today in a general election that will decide whether Europes most-indebted country sticks to the economic-overhaul program set out by its troika of official creditors or tries to chart its own course. Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Merkel And Samaras Meet In Berlin

Andreas Rentz

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd-L) shakes hands with Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras as Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (L) smiles upon Samaras arrival at the Chancellery on August 24, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Samaras is in Berlin to discuss the conditions of Greece's financial bailout after announcing previously that he is seeking more time for his country to push through required economic reforms in the face of its debt crisis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd-L) shakes hands with Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras as Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (L) smiles upon Samaras arrival at the Chancellery on August 24, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Samaras is in Berlin to discuss the conditions of Greece's financial bailout after announcing previously that he is seeking more time for his country to push through required economic reforms in the face of its debt crisis.

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ANGELOS TZORTZINIS

A woman walks in front of campaign posters of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Athens, as the nation goes to the polls, on January 25, 2015. Greece votes today in a crucial general election that could bring the anti-austerity Syriza party to power and lead to a re-negotiation of the country's international bailout. AFP PHOTO / ANGELOS TZORTZINIS

A woman walks in front of campaign posters of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in Athens, as the nation goes to the polls, on January 25, 2015. Greece votes today in a crucial general election that could bring the anti-austerity Syriza party to power and lead to a re-negotiation of the country's international bailout. AFP PHOTO / ANGELOS TZORTZINIS

Greece Prepares For Tomorrows General Election

Milos Bicanski

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras with his supporters outside an election kiosk of his conservative New Democracy party on January 24, 2015 in Athens, Greece. Greece goes to the polls Sunday in a snap general election that has thrown into question whether the country will abide by the terms of its international bailout agreement if the left-wing Syriza comes to power.

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras with his supporters outside an election kiosk of his conservative New Democracy party on January 24, 2015 in Athens, Greece. Greece goes to the polls Sunday in a snap general election that has thrown into question whether the country will abide by the terms of its international bailout agreement if the left-wing Syriza comes to power.

Greece Prepares For Tomorrows General Election

Milos Bicanski

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras with his supporters outside an election kiosk of his conservative New Democracy party on January 24, 2015 in Athens, Greece. Greece goes to the polls Sunday in a snap general election that has thrown into question whether the country will abide by the terms of its international bailout agreement if the left-wing Syriza comes to power.

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras with his supporters outside an election kiosk of his conservative New Democracy party on January 24, 2015 in Athens, Greece. Greece goes to the polls Sunday in a snap general election that has thrown into question whether the country will abide by the terms of its international bailout agreement if the left-wing Syriza comes to power.

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ARIS MESSINIS

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras attends the third round of a three-stage presidential election in the Greek parliament in Athens, on December 29, 2014. Greece's parliament on Monday failed for a third time to elect a president forcing early elections in the coming weeks that could see a radical left party win power. The government candidate fell short of securing the 180 votes required, and under the constitution parliament will have to be dissolved in the next 10 days. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras attends the third round of a three-stage presidential election in the Greek parliament in Athens, on December 29, 2014. Greece's parliament on Monday failed for a third time to elect a president forcing early elections in the coming weeks that could see a radical left party win power. The government candidate fell short of securing the 180 votes required, and under the constitution parliament will have to be dissolved in the next 10 days. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Chancellor Merkel Meets With Greek Prime Minister Samaras

Sean Gallup

German Chanellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras arrive to speak to the media following talks at Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt) on November 22, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Recent figures suggest the Greek economy is reaching the end of it recession.

German Chanellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras arrive to speak to the media following talks at Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt) on November 22, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Recent figures suggest the Greek economy is reaching the end of it recession.

Merkel And Samaras Meet In Berlin

Andreas Rentz

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras arrive for a press statement at the Chancellery on August 24, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Samaras is in Berlin to discuss the conditions of Greece’s financial bailout after announcing previously that he is seeking more time for his country to push through required economic reforms in the face of its debt crisis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras arrive for a press statement at the Chancellery on August 24, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Samaras is in Berlin to discuss the conditions of Greece’s financial bailout after announcing previously that he is seeking more time for his country to push through required economic reforms in the face of its debt crisis.

Greece Prepares For This Weekend's General Election

Matt Cardy

People pass a election poster of Greece's Prime Minister and ruling conservative New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras ahead of this weekend's general election on January 21, 2015 in Athens, Greece. According to the latest opinion polls, the left-wing Syriza party are poised to defeat Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' conservative New Democracy party in the election, which will take place on Sunday. European leaders fear that Greece could abandon the Euro, write off some of its national debt and put an end to the country's austerity by renogotiating the terms of its bailout if the radical Syriza party comes to power. Greece's potential withdrawal from the eurozone has become known as the 'Grexit'.

People pass a election poster of Greece's Prime Minister and ruling conservative New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras ahead of this weekend's general election on January 21, 2015 in Athens, Greece. According to the latest opinion polls, the left-wing Syriza party are poised to defeat Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' conservative New Democracy party in the election, which will take place on Sunday. European leaders fear that Greece could abandon the Euro, write off some of its national debt and put an end to the country's austerity by renogotiating the terms of its bailout if the radical Syriza party comes to power. Greece's potential withdrawal from the eurozone has become known as the 'Grexit'.

European Political Leaders Meet After European Elections Results

Dean Mouhtaropoulos

Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister of Greece, speaks to the media prior to the Informal Dinner of Heads of State or Government held at the Justus Lipsius Building on May 27, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. Voting in the European elections resulted in significant gains for Eurosceptic parties in several countries across the continent in what has been described as a political 'earthquake'.

Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister of Greece, speaks to the media prior to the Informal Dinner of Heads of State or Government held at the Justus Lipsius Building on May 27, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. Voting in the European elections resulted in significant gains for Eurosceptic parties in several countries across the continent in what has been described as a political 'earthquake'.

Angela Merkel Visits Athens As Greek Bonds Go Back On Sale

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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her arrival at the prime minister's office on April 11, 2014 in Athens, Greece. Merkel arrived for a brief visit, a day after the crisis-hit country returned to international bond markets.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her arrival at the prime minister's office on April 11, 2014 in Athens, Greece. Merkel arrived for a brief visit, a day after the crisis-hit country returned to international bond markets.

Angela Merkel Visits Athens As Greek Bonds Go Back On Sale

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras after a news conference following their meeting on April 11, 2014 in Athens, Greece. Merkel arrived for a brief visit, a day after the crisis-hit country returned to international bond markets.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras after a news conference following their meeting on April 11, 2014 in Athens, Greece. Merkel arrived for a brief visit, a day after the crisis-hit country returned to international bond markets.